Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1887-01-21

bad. In the last election in tbs eiil
there was no organized independen
movement. In one Of the preciaeis o
hrst ward The independent challenge
stood outside Of the wiudow and q III.
close Of the election the Judges announc.
ell some 40 votes more than the book o
the challenger TIE book in the Office
showed some 40 uames which did DOT ap
pear on the challenger's book. and every
one Of those men came up and testified
hat they had not voted. In the tenth
ward there are more ballots in ihe box
than the tilly list shows You fni that
ia hosts Of instances in all parts Of the
city, and out Of that mass of crime only
% indictments we're found. That's only
scratching the surface. Now I've given
/ you specimen Of an old -fashionei cleo
ton, when there had to be cheating to
cheat the labor party. Having read eI-
tracts from the report Of the grand jury
in 1885 aud that " 1886 on the sutjec'
Of violations ofthe elec'ion laws. continu-
ing he said: "Wha. more evidence do
you want of the fact tina: the orgaazs-
ton Of the democratic party 10 ths city
is based on crime and finds its support
in crime! True, Mr.. Carter has fallen
by the way. Jacob said Of fischer
'lssacher ~ strong ass, croucbing be-
tween two burdens. lie sees that the
land is good aud rest is pleasant,
and bendeth his shoulder to tribute
Carriers stentorian notes are no IoHger
heard. lie sees that the land /. good
and rest is pleasant, and he bendeia his
shoulder to tribute. You, gentlemen Of
the country. have been the vines and f3- |
irees, aud you have forgotten tbsi the
brambles, the briers and the thorn, are
in fable our political rules. We ask
your assistance to free us from the
scoundrels who will not count our votes
What do we want you to do in the coun-
ties! The reform league of this city
prepared an election law based upon the
work Of Samuel J TiIden and the i'm
proved law Of Chicago. The grand jury
had pronounced our laws failure We
asked the Legislature to pass that reform
league act, and not one Of the members
from the city raised his voice in favor Of
it. Rayner sings that broad r.f'r:
hymn Of his, and he doesn't even give
US his thrce-eent contribution. Mr. /
Rayner, Mr. Hayes, Mr.. Rusk, each of
whom hold federal Offices, were the chief
advocates Of the constitutional conyen
ton designed to upturn the honest judi !
ciary which we had CAMEL They tried
to take away tue only reform We had r
Some Of them are in Congress, and one
holds another federal office. They tried
down there to get through the police bill |
and the grand jury bill They send for
our eminent friend, George Cotton. and
in his interview he states that Mr.. Cor
man promised to reorganIzc the police
board if he gave assistance in those mat
tiers of legislation, and yet I'm to be told !
that that is not criminal organization
We want you to help us to get the pas
sage Of the reform league election law
substantially the act of TiIden. which
wiped out Tweedism in New York.
would ask to remove our schools, police,
manual training schools out of politics
But give us the election Law. Say you
must have Governor who will appoint
election supervisors who will not appoint
-ascals, thieves and scoundrels."